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Challenge: Free Study 2009-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Lens: Lensbaby Composer
Location: Keswick Norwich
Date: Mar 28, 2009
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Black and White, Lensbaby
Date Uploaded: Mar 28, 2009

 Absolutely no idea how this will score but I like it so thats all that counts!

The week before my submission was taken I shot this,

I had submitted it but was worried the heavy (post prcessing) vignette would fall foul of voters/SC and (tbh) felt I could do something similar in camera so, went back to the spot armed with the cam, LB (of course) and toilet roll holder to stick over the LB and try to create the vignette. Only managed a couple of shots before the heaven opened so came home. I think I need to tailor the toilet roll holder to get a better circle in future but am happy with my first outing with it.

PP'ing
Convert to B&W
A rather complicated sharpening technique
Crop
Resize
Added a little noise
Submit.


Statistics
Place: 202 out of 475
Avg (all users): 5.6308
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5510
Avg (non-participants): 5.8750
Views since voting: 988
Views during voting: 219
Votes: 130
Comments: 14
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/20/2009 07:43:08 PM
Great image!
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 06/08/2009 08:27:48 PM
I really like this photo. I like the branches and I agree with Zig, it is sinister. I like the dark atmosphere of this photo.
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 05/21/2009 09:59:03 PM
Somehow conveys something sinister to me. I like the atmosphere in this photo a lot.
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 04/14/2009 03:16:56 PM
Well, you beat the heck out of MY Lensbaby submission, friend :-) Of course, yours is by far the moodier, more communicative shot, whereas mine is way out in austerity-land...



We'll see what Rd 3 brings us :-)
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 04/08/2009 03:04:52 PM
I really like this shot, thought it would do better than it did. Well done dramatic photo!
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 04/08/2009 09:22:46 AM
Evocative photo. I didn't expect this to do well, but it's one of the few entries in the challenge that seems like a gallery piece. Makes me think of a silent film -- something macabre.
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 04/08/2009 07:46:14 AM
I wish you would have placed higher. I gave it a 10 but didn't have the time to comment. It looked like an excellent pinhole shot to me, same effect, though you were more creative it turns out.
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 04/08/2009 12:38:29 AM
I love the melodramatic, cinematic quality of this. 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/02/2009 09:19:38 PM
On the positive side, it's different. However, it doesn't appeal to me personally. Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2009 08:24:04 PM
oo -- good job conveying the feeling of "creepy"! I like the blurry/grainy effect to go with it, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2009 09:33:11 AM
Moody and sad. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2009 08:13:52 AM
I love the moodiness of this...great image, love the grain
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2009 12:32:37 AM
A little plain for me....
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 04/01/2009 12:26:06 AM
haunting
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